Photograph of Bill Powell with Ben Steelman at a book signing for the "Encyclopedia of North Carolina" in the North Carolina Room of the New Hanover County Public Library.
William S. Powell (1919- ), known as Bill, is a renowned North Carolina...

Dr. Solomon Sampson Satchwell (1821-1892), son of James and Elizabeth Windley Satchwell. He was married to Elizabeth Vanderveer of New Jersey; Ann Victoria Moore, daughter of Alfred L. Moore of New Hanover County; Sara Bell, daughter of Fletcher...

Dr. Solomon Sampson Satchwell (1821-1892), son of James and Elizabeth Windley Satchwell. He was married to Elizabeth Vanderveer of New Jersey; Ann Victoria Moore, daughter of Alfred L. Moore of New Hanover County; Sara Bell, daughter of Fletcher...

According to the 1860 Wilmington City Directory, Shaddrack M. West (ca. 1810-1871) was living in the house on North Third Street, between Princess and Chestnut streets. The large three-story Italinate dwelling was built ca. 1858. On July 10, 1914,...

The Collection contains a series of letters transcribed from primary sources located at the Virginia Military Institute archives concerning Mark Bernard Hardin. Letters of correspondence with Mark B. Hardin range from 1849 to 1899, while letters...

( William) Dallas Herring was born in Rose Hill, North Carolina in 1916. He lived his entire life in the house in which he was born, which became the Duplin County Historical Foundation Library. He became the youngest mayor in the nation when he...

Photograph of Claude Howell in his studio/apartment.
Claude Howell (1915-1997) was one of North Carolina's premier painters. His paintings were mainly concerned with the North Carolina coastal areas, documenting the people and landscapes of the...

Portrait of James Ozborn Carr.
James Ozborn Carr (1869-1949) was born in Kenansville, NC. He was educated in the public schools of Duplin County, NC and attended the University of North Carolina for both his Bachelor's and Law degrees. In 1898,...

Portrait of Sally Spears Hicks.
Sally Spears Hicks (1861-1932), also known as Mrs. Rufus W. Hicks, was instrumental in starting what became the first federated woman's club in North Carolina (1896). After hosting an interest meeting in her home in...

Head shot of Thomas Green, Jr.
Thomas James Green, Jr. (1942- ) was the Director of Administration and Finance for the North Carolina State Ports Authority in the early 1990s. He was the Deputy Executive Director in 2001. Wilmington in the...

Portrait of Louis Julien Poisson.
Louis Julien Poisson (1887-1961) was born in Wilmington, NC. He was educated in Wilmington Public Schools and Cape Fear Academy. Poisson attended North Carolina State College (now North Carolina State...

Portrait of John Leland Becton.
John Leland Becton (1885-1938) was born in Wayne County, NC. He graduated from North Carolina State College (now North Carolina State University) with a Master's in Engineering and moved to Wilmington, NC were he...

Wood, Thomas Fanning, 1841-1892; North Carolina. State Board of Health; Soldiers--Confederate States of America

Studio portrait of Dr. Thomas Wood.
Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood (1831-1892) was born in Wilmington, NC. Wood was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War, assigned to duty in the 18th regiment of the North Carolina Infantry, Company I, known as the...

New Hanover County (N.C.). Board of Commissioners; North Carolina. State Board of Health; Ceramic engineering

Portrait of Carl Thomas Durham, Jr.
Carl T. Durham, Jr. (1927-1990) was born in Chapel Hill, NC, the son of Carl Durham, who served in the U.S. Congress from 1939-1961. Durham attended the University of North Carolina and received a Master's...

Dr. William Houston Moore (1880-1948), was born in Duplin County, North Carolina. He married Miss Ida Galla(g?)her of Danville, PA in 1911. He attended the University of North Carolina and received his M.D. from Jefferson College (1910). He was a...

North Carolina. General Assembly; New Hanover County (N.C.). Board of Commissioners; Lawyers

Portrait of Julia Boseman.
Julia Catherine Boseman (1966- ) was born in Wilmington, NC. She attended local public schools and graduated from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Boseman earned a law degree from North Carolina Central...